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The snapshots in the following sections are presented for illustration purposes only. The
installation interface may slightly vary, depending on the operating system in use.
echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%
On an x64 (64-bit) machine, the output will be “AMD64”.
please refer to the
Performance Tuning Guide for Mellanox Network Adapters
community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-2489
Windows Driver Installation
For Windows, download and install the latest Mellanox WinOF-2 for Windows software package
available via the Mellanox web site at:
> Products > Software > Ethernet
Drivers > Download. Follow the installation instructions included in the download package (also
available from the download page).
Software Requirements
Description
Package
Windows Server 2012 R2
MLNX_WinOF2-2_10_All_x64.exe
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Windows 8.1 Client (64 bit only)
Windows 10 Client (64 bit only)
Note: The Operating System listed above must run with administrator privileges.
Downloading Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver
To download the executable file according to your operating system, please follow the steps below:
1.
Obtain the machine architecture.
a.
To go to the Start menu, position your mouse in the bottom-right corner of the Remote
Desktop of your screen.
b.
Open a CMD console. (Click Task Manager > File > Run new task, and enter CMD.)
c.
Enter the following command.
2.
Go to the Mellanox WinOF-2 web page at
> Products > Ethernet
Drivers > Windows SW/Drivers.
3.
Download the exe image according to the architecture of your machine (see Step 1). The name
of the .exe is in the following format: MLNX_WinOF2-<version>_x<arch>.exe.
